POWER Breakfast

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Gareth Cremen – Partner: Business Rescue, Restructuring, Insolvency and Insurance at Cox Yeats, about how a recent judgment by South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) is drawing attention beyond legal circles, raising broader economic questions about where money ultimately ends up when financial systems across countries intersect.

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Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Tebogo Letsie – Chairperson of the National Assembly’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training, about how a fresh controversy has emerged in South Africa’s skills development system after Democratic Alliance MP Karabo Khakhau submitted a formal letter to Parliament, demanding immediate oversight of the Education, Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA).

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Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Jeremy Michaels – Commission Spokesperson, and Andy Mashaile – Security Strategist, about what has been achieved so far at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, which has now adjourned its public hearings for a two-week recess, with the last sitting held on Tuesday and the next session scheduled for 7 April 2026.

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Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Deputy Chief Electoral Officer: Outreach, Dr Victor Shale, about how the Electoral Commission of South Africa will host a major research seminar to deliberate on the findings of the latest Voter Participation Survey (VPS) ahead of the 2026/27 Local Government Elections

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Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Andile Zulu – Energy Democracy Programmes Officer at the Alternative Information and Development Centre, about how, in a landmark decision for transparency in South Africa’s energy sector, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has dismissed Eskom’s appeal against a High Court order requiring the utility to disclose its coal and diesel supply contracts to civil rights group AfriForum. The ruling, handed down on 23 March 2026, brings an end to Eskom’s attempt to keep the details of these multibillion-rand agreements confidential.

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Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Karabo Khakhau, DA National Spokesperson, about how a major financial controversy has emerged within South Africa’s education and training sector following reports that more than R637 million in public funds allocated to the Education, Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA) cannot be properly accounted for.

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Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Acting DDG Mr Solly Molayi – Responsible for Social and Population Statistics, about how South Africa is undergoing a quiet but significant shift in how people approach relationships, with fewer citizens choosing to marry and more opting to divorce. The latest Marriages and Divorces 2024 data released by Statistics South Africa paints a picture of a country where traditional unions are steadily losing ground.

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Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Mooketsi Tebogo Molebatsi – Divisional Head: Office of the Deputy Executive Mayor, City of Tshwane, about how the City of Tshwane has come under intensified scrutiny over its water tanker expenditure, as questions mount around governance, procurement processes, and the sustainability of relying on emergency water supply measures.

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Political battle erupts in Tshwane over R777 million water tanker spending. @ThabisoTema is in conversation with Cilliers Brink.

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Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Mr Mondli Gungubele – Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, about how Postbank SOC Ltd has reached a significant milestone after being officially registered as a licensed financial services provider (FSP) by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), marking an important step in its long-standing ambition to become a fully-fledged state-owned bank.

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